Toy gravity-railway



F. C. BAUER.

TOY GRAVITY nAiL'wAY.

Patented Feb. I15, 1921- @idfif stares TOY GRAVITY-RAILWAY;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

Application filed October 12, 1920. Serial No. 416,448.

To all whom it may concern: 7 Be 1t known that I, FREDERICK C. BAUER,

a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Toy GravityRailwa-y, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a toy gravity railway and consists of upper and lower platorms, and a supporting structure therefor, said platforms being inclined in opposite directions whereby a toy car placed on the upper platform may be directed automatically therefrom to said railways as its start, and after descending the latter will be directed automatically on the lower platform as its return, means being also provided for coupling said platforms with the adjacent terminals of the railways, and other details are provided as will be hereinafter set forth.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing, but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific details shown and described, as long as they are within the spirit or scope of the claims.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a toy gravity railway embodying my invenion.

Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of the upper platform of the device.

Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the lower platform of the device.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings,

1 designates a main frame consisting of the columns 2, the base 3 on which said frame is placed and supported and the strengthening braces a attached to the adjacent columns.

Connected removably with the upper ends of the columns 2 are columns 5 i with strengthening braces '6 therefor to form a supplemental top frame with a roof thereon.

Between the columns 5 and supported on the braces 6 is the platform 7 which is inclined downward to the left and on whose left hand end are the sections of railroad rails 8 tubular in form. 7

Connected with the base 3 between the columns 9. is the platform 9 which is inclined to the right and on whose left hand end are the sections of railroad rails 10 tu bular in form. On the columns 2 are fitted thereof, said the car when occupying either platform the side roofs 11 which are supported on the braces 6 and so held'in position.

The platforms 7 and 9 consist each of a floor 12, and guard walls 13 on the sides walls being adapted to prevent from falling laterally therefrom.

The lower'platform 9 has thereon at the right hand end thereof the cross bar 14 which is so located as to form a stop for the car when it runs on said platform to prevent it from leaving the latter at said end. The side guards are turned up from the floor forming tubular members which stiffen the same, and the cross bar 13 is connected with the guard of the lower platform adapted to prevent said guards from spreading, it being desirable to make the platforms of light but durable material so that provision is made to strengthen the same on their sides, whereby they are enabled to endure the rough usage to which they are subjected by children in assembling the toy, while playing with the same, and disassembling and folding its parts.

The upper frames and the main frame may be disconnected and they with the platforms and their appurtenances and the base may be folded and packed together forming a bundle convenient for storage and transportation.

15 designates a spiral railway which is supported on the shoes 16 and columns 17. The terminals of the convolutions of said railway are adapted to be coupled with the platforms by the tongues 18 which are adapted to enter the tubular rails 8 and 10 respectively and sockets 19 in the respective terminals of the rails of the railway, said tongues being removable when so desired for uncoupling purposes.

The operation is as follows When the parts are assembled as in Fig. 1, a car is placed on the floor of the upper platform when it will run down thereon b gravity to the beginning of the track of the railway guided thereto by the rails 7, and then run on said track by gravity to the terminal thereof and directed by the rails 10 to the floor of the lower platform on which it will be stopped by the cross bar 14.

The operations may be repeated as desired.

The tongues 18 may be withdrawn from the rails 8 and 10 thus disconnecting the railway 1 from the platforms and 9 or vice versa, and the parts of the toy may be dismantled and folded and packed as has been stated.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a toy railway, a frame composed of a base, columns rising therefrom, an upper supporting device on said columns, and platforms inclined in reverse directions supported on said base and device and composed of rail supporting floors, and guards on the sides thereof, said guards rising from said floors.

2. In a toy railway, a frame composed of a base, columns rising therefrom, an upper supporting device on said columns, and platforms inclined in reverse directions supported on said base and device and composed of rail supporting floors, guardson the sides thereof, said guards rising from said floors, and a bracing and stop bar on the lower platform connected with the. side guards thereof. i V

3. In a toy railway,a base, columns rising therefrom, an upper supporting member and platforms inclined in reverse direction respectively on said base and upper supporting member, said columns being detachable from said base, and said upper supporting member being detachable fromsaid columns, ad-' 'mitting of the several members being demounted and packed together.

FREDERICK c; BAUER. V Witnesses I Join: A. ,WIEDERSHEIM, N; BUSSINGER. I 

